Chair(s): |
David BERNARD, France |
Secretary: |
Andrew HOLCOMB (andrew.holcomb@oecd-nea.org) |
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Member(s): | All NEA member countries* | ||
Russia (Suspended*) | |||
*Russian Federation suspended pursuant to a decision of the OECD Council. | |||
EU participation: |
The European Union (EU) takes part in the work of the NEA, in accordance with the NEA Statute and the Supplementary Protocol to the Convention on the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. | ||
Observer(s)(International Organisation): |
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) By agreement | ||
Date of creation: | 30 May 1991 | ||
End of mandate: | 01 July 2025 |
Mandate (Document reference):
Mandate (Document extract):
Extract from document NEA/NSC/WPEC/DOC(2023)3
Background
The concept of a nuclear data request list has a long history in applied nuclear science. The concept is that if requests from applied users of data are collected in a convenient location, it should provide a stimulus to measurers, modellers, and evaluators to undertake work that could lead to certain requests being satisfied.
A High Priority Request List (HPRL) for nuclear data needed for applications has been in existence under the auspices of the OECD Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA) for many years. This list provides a point of reference for nuclear data stakeholders and developers and has led to many new initiatives in nuclear data measurement, evaluation, and validation. Its effectiveness in stimulating new measurements, evaluations, and verification actions required to meet expressed needs is well established in the nuclear data community. The results of completed requests are successfully used to increase the accuracy and reduce the uncertainty of different applications.
Therefore, the Expert Group on the High Priority Request List for Nuclear Data (EGHPRL) was established to maintain the HPRL as a point of reference in nuclear data research and development. The HPRL will reflect the actions undertaken by the Working Party on International Nuclear Data Evaluation Co-operation (WPEC) in this field, and help guide future activities. The EGHPRL reports its activities to the WPEC.
Objectives
The EGHPRL manages the activities related to the HPRL, in particular to guarantee that entries are up-to-date and well-motivated by current interests in the field of nuclear energy and other nuclear applications. The EGHPRL is also responsible for stimulating follow-up to the entries and collecting the feedback provided by any of the related activities that may further the resolution of a request.
In order to accomplish EGHPRL objectives, representatives from co-operating nuclear data evaluation projects of NEA member countries (such as the Evaluated Nuclear Data File [ENDF], Joint Evaluated Fission and Fusion Nuclear Data Library [JEFF] and Japanese Evaluated Nuclear Data Library [JENDL]) will be invited to attend the EGHPRL meetings, including:
The EGHPRL will also be co-operating with the IAEA (specifically, the IAEA Nuclear Data Section), which participates as an Observer.
Working Methods
The EGHPRL will conduct the majority of its work via e-mail. A meeting will typically be held once a year.
The HPRL is organised as follows:
The request lists will be subjected to periodic review to monitor progress and determine whether each individual request should continue to be included in these lists.
Deliverables
The EGHPRL will produce the following during the mandate period: